Iveco unveils electric tractor
Iveco has launched a 4×2 battery-electric tractor unit, citing a range of up to 500km, which is based on the Nikola truck it displayed at the 2023 Commercial Vehicle Show. […]
Iveco recasts heavy truck range around new engine
The all-new xCursor 13 engine first seen at the IAA Show in 2020 forms the heart of revisions to Iveco’s S-Way (road) and X-Way (on/off highway) heavy trucks. In its […]
Green light for domestic Driver CPC reforms
The Department for Transport (DfT) has published the outcome of its consultation into proposed Driver CPC reforms in Great Britain, and details of its plans for the next steps. Driver […]
HGV mechanic shortfall: call for Home Office help
The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has called for heavy vehicle technicians to be added to the Home Office’s Shortage Occupation List, which it says would enable UK maintenance providers to […]
DVSA launches Market Surveillance Unit report
The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has announced the publication of its first Market Surveillance Unit (MSU) report on vehicle and component testing. The MSU’s testing scheme is designed […]
Industry reacts to autumn statement announcements
Transport trade groups have responded positively to a number of key fiscal policies affecting the sector that were outlined by the chancellor Jeremy Hunt in yesterday’s autumn statement, while calling […]
Global driver shortfall ‘could double by 2028’
The global shortage of truck drivers is set to double by 2028, according to a new report by the international union for road transport, IRU. The report found that over […]
Government unveils £8bn road repair boost
Funding redirected following the cancellation of the HS2 rail project’s northern leg will be ploughed into resurfacing more than 5,000 miles of road across England, the Department for Transport has […]
RHA welcomes longer trailer deadline reprieve
The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has announced that the deadline by which fleet operators that have been participating in the longer semi-trailer (LST) trial must switch to the new, post-trial […]